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2026 Head-to-Head Teardown · Verified LongMemEval Benchmark

Memoria vs. Cognee — Instant Deterministic Memory Without Heavy Python ECL Pipelines

Skip multi-second Python LLM graph-building jobs (cognee.cognify) and get synchronous <15 ms writes, 12.9 ms recall, and 30 MCP tools out of the box.

Side-by-Side Comparison: Memoria vs. Cognee

CriterionMemoriaCognee
LongMemEval Accuracy (500 q)100.0% (500 / 500)Not published on full 500-q LongMemEval
Multilingual / Hebrew LongMemEval100.0% (102 / 102 · 98%+ enterprise bar · 15 languages)LLM prompt dependent
Recall & Code Query Latency<20ms (12.9 ms avg)250–1,400 ms + batch cognify() pipeline
LLM Token Cost per Write0 tokens ($0)Multi-step LLM ECL extraction pipeline
Belief Revision on State ChangeAutomatic Supersedes revisionGraph re-indexing pass
IDE & MCP Ecosystem15 AI clients auto-configured · 30 MCP tools14 MCP tools (Python server)
1-Click Migration ImporterCLAUDE.md, .cursorrules, Mem0 JSON, ChatGPT & ClaudeCustom script required
Pricing$0 Free (1,000 calls) · $19 / $79 / $299 moOpen-source + usage cloud tiers

When to choose Cognee

Choose Cognee if your workflow is centered on offline batch document ingestion pipelines in Python.

When to choose Memoria

Choose Memoria for real-time interactive coding and production agents where every turn, user correction, and git commit must be indexed deterministically in <15 ms with zero LLM cost.

Migrate from Cognee in 60 seconds

1. Create your free Memoria account (1,000 API calls & memories included).
2. Open Memory Explorer on /account and paste your Cognee JSON export, CLAUDE.md, or .cursorrules.
3. Run the one-line installer below to connect all 15 AI coding clients:

curl -fsSL https://memoria.kolivri.com/downloads/install.sh | MEMORIA_KEY=mem_dev_your_key_here bash